Yunxiu is a very capable daughter-in-law. The family depends on her encouragement and support, which is why it has not fallen apart.
Because they put all their energy into taking care of the people in the other two rooms, they naturally had less firewood of their own.
The winter is so long, how could they dare to light a fire to keep warm.
The kang in the house only provides a little warmth when we sleep, which is enough to prevent the whole family from freezing to death.
Normally, I try not to burn firewood if possible and just rely on my body to get through it.
They have lived this kind of life for decades, just gritting their teeth and enduring it.
Their son Zhao Wei has been out all day today. It is now dark and he has not returned yet. I wonder if he will sell the hunting rifle to buy money for wine.
Thinking of this, the whole family was so desperate that they wanted to die and had no hope at all.
This half-grown child is called Zhao Qian. He is the only child in his eldest brother’s family and the apple of his grandmother’s eye.
Any delicious food at home went into this kid's mouth.
Now hoping to have a bite of meat, he ran to their house anxiously to find out the news.
"Humph! You are such useless bastards. I really can't count on you."
"My grandma said that if we catch Wei Ge'er drinking again, we'll break his legs, tsk tsk ..."
After Zhao Qian finished speaking, he smiled triumphantly, and without closing the door for them, he turned around and ran towards his warm home.
Yunxiu got off the kang silently and prepared to close the door.
Unexpectedly, when the door was only half closed, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of him. He was so scared that he gasped and almost fell down.
"It's me, don't be afraid! I'm back!"
In this cold night, Zhao Wei's voice did not sound like the sound of nature, but rather like the devil's voice urging him to die.
Yunxiu retreated in panic, knocking over a small stool and bumping into the corner of the table, groaning in pain.
Zhao Wei was not surprised by Yunxiu's reaction. It was a stress response after being beaten.
The original owner was blind and heartless and would abuse such a good woman. He actually felt a little distressed in his heart.
However, now is not the time to untie the other party's knot.
After cursing the original owner once again, Zhao Wei placed the hunted items on the table according to the direction he remembered.
Hearing that their son had returned, Zhao Wei's parents seemed to come alive. They rushed to the windowsill and lit an oil lamp that was almost running out of energy.
As the dim light shone, the beast that appeared in the house was a surprise.
"Son, this... all this you got from the mountains? No way?"
"This is too much, oh my god!"
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When did their son become so powerful?
Zhao Wei smiled with satisfaction: "Ahem... this is just the beginning. Stop wasting time and let's get it and eat it quickly. We can't let others get away with these good things."
As soon as he came back, he overheard the nonsense Zhao Qian said.
Although this guy is young, he is lazy and greedy. He wants to eat his meat without considering whether he is worthy or not.
"Don't get your hands dirty, let me handle this."
The family looked at each other, wondering how Zhao Wei, who had never touched onion water before, could cook.
I was both excited and a little nervous, afraid of being discovered by the people next door.
However, after leaving the kang for a while, he felt extremely cold and had no time to argue with Zhao Wei.
With only the dim light from the oil lamp, I watched Yue Wei process a few chickens.
There was a small red clay stove in the room, with a chimney leading directly to the window.
No one in their family is qualified to use the kitchen, so they usually cook three meals a day in this shabby house using a small stove.
Zhao Wei sighed after looking at such living conditions, then he put some firewood on it, put the Gaga chicken that had been processed long ago on the fire to pluck its feathers, and then applied a little salt to marinate it.
After doing this, he went to the field outside, took some yellow mud, made it into a mud ball, and wrapped the meat.
He was making beggar's chicken, which had an extremely good airtightness and could be grilled over a fire without any smell coming out.
As for the old muntjac, it had already been on the way here, frozen stiff.
At this time, he did not move and buried it in the snow pile in the backyard.
Just save it and eat it slowly. There is still a lot of time left, so there is no need to rush.
He had just finished processing the yellow mud and filled a stove when he saw the door of the room suddenly pushed open.
It was his grandmother and Zhao Qian who led the way, followed by his uncle and third uncle. It seemed that they attracted people because they had lit an oil lamp at home.
They are a bunch of very cunning people. If you want to hide it, you must have some tricks.
The uncle's little eyes glanced around secretly, but he asked in a kind manner.
"Zhao Wei, you've been up the mountain for a day, what have you gained?"
Zhao Wei looked at the remaining mud in the basin and said slowly, "What can I gain? I almost froze to death. When I came back, I found that the kang was cracked and I was busy repairing it."
"Uncle, Third Uncle, you came at the right time, please give me a hand!"
The kang in their house is indeed quite shabby. It has been used for three to five years and no one has ever taken care of it. Now it is a little cold, and there is no guarantee that it will collapse one day and hurt someone. It is necessary to repair it.
Now that he has taken over such a broken home, he cannot sit idly by and improve his family's living conditions. The most important thing he should do is to improve his family's living conditions.
When my uncle and my third uncle heard this request, their faces immediately fell.
"I have things to do at home, so I don't have time to fix this for you. Just try to overcome it yourself!"
"It's not a big deal, but you still need us to accompany you to deal with it, tsk tsk ..."
"I thought this guy could be of some use, but he's just a waste. What a waste...!"
After the two of them finished talking, they ran away one after the other, fearing that if they were late, they would be caught and forced to work by Zhao Wei.
Qi Nai and Zhao Qian, one relying on their age and the other on their youth, did not need to work, so naturally they did not run away. They even dragged a bench and sat down, as if they wanted to have a long talk.
Zhao Wei was a little annoyed. He didn't even look at anyone. He just lifted up the rotten bamboo mat on the kang and smeared mud into the cracks on the kang.
He sent his parents and wife away to warm themselves by the fire, so they stayed by the small stove, surrounding it tightly.
There was meat in the stove, and they were so anxious that they were unwilling to move away.
The grandmother ignored them and said to Zhao Wei, "Zhao Wei, there is something I want to tell you in advance, so that you won't cause trouble for the fourth brother later."
Is it about fourth uncle?
The fourth child was lucky. With the combined financial resources of the entire family, he was able to go to high school. He was the most promising person in the Zhao family.
"Whatever you have to say, just tell me. I'm listening!"
Although Zhao Wei seemed nonchalant on the surface, his mind was actually very active as he began to think. This old lady was probably setting a trap for him, and it didn't seem like there would be any good news.
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